States/UTs primarily responsible for rural healthcare strengthening, answer states
The question asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to state if steps were taken to strengthen rural healthcare in the last five years, provide State/UT-wise details (specifically Maharashtra and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu), and list funds allocated and utilized for these regions in the last three years and the current year.
Asked by Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram and Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai; Answered by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda).
- Public health and hospitals are under the State list, making States/UTs primarily responsible for strengthening the system.
- The Government of India supports States/UTs through the National Health Mission (NHM) based on annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIP).
- Additional support is provided under PM-ABHIM for an amount of Rs. 32,961.10 Crore.
- Financial assistance of Rs. 59,811.80 Crore was released under XVFC Health Grants for strengthening healthcare systems including rural components.
- Annexure-I provides Central Release and Expenditure figures for all States/UTs from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27.
- For Maharashtra, Central Releases were Rs. 2,729.30 Cr (2023-24), Rs. 2,417.95 Cr (2024-25), Rs. 2,496.92 Cr (2025-26), and Rs. 946.48 Cr (2026-27 provisional).
- For Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Central Releases were Rs. 39.92 Cr (2023-24), Rs. 40.96 Cr (2024-25), Rs. 49.12 Cr (2025-26), and Rs. 4.74 Cr (2026-27 provisional).
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Document details
| Official title | Strengthening of Rural Healthcare System |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q194 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 31.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |